Above are some small ideas I penned down in one of my sketch books. Maybe you can make them useful in some of your future interface designs. They are all about including extra information in common interface elements. 1. Range slider with distribution curve Price ranges or other type of ranges like for example the [...]
All mediums have their own design movements. Think art with minimalism, dadaism, surrealism, futurism etc. Think Architecture with Bauhaus, rennaissance, avant-garde, modernism, postmodernism etc. They all look with a different perspective to the design. For example from an emotional, functional, technical point of view. But could also be centered around a philosophy, vision or religion. [...]
Ted released a real cool video today on the multitouch displays I talked about in the earlier days of this blog. For those who don’t know, TED is an event that brings together thoughtleaders, movers and shakers to share their ideas. I recommend you to check out some of their videos. These multitouch screens are [...]
Well this week I finally started my gratuation project. It is fun to see with what kind of project you end up with after the years of Communication and Multimedia Design. Two years ago I thought I would create a big 3D animation. I have done that as a part of the crew of the [...]
Here are some random photos of the trip. Special thanks to Nadia for taking them! Oh and the image give the impression it was small and there were not a lot of people, but it was the other way around. I don’t know how Nadz took those pictures without any people on them… Car trouble [...]
Yesterday I went to a new festival in Eindhoven called STRP. After a troublesome trip and car malfunctions we finally arrived. (the trip took 5 hours) The festival took place in the Strijp building where Philips did some of the biggest technological discoveries like the audio cassette, video 2000 system (which was superior to the [...]
Well, Microsoft has just launched a vague campaign on a new something called Origami. http://www.origamiproject.com/ But it seems they could not keep the secret until launch. A demo movie has already been spotted on a site of a marketing firm. http://www.d-kitchen.com/ (enter site> work> brand theatre> Microsoft Origami) Looks like a cool device that seems [...]
I love to see where those will be in a few years. These multitouch screens open new possibilities with Interaction design. It is much easier to get intuitive computer programs. It can get rid of the whole screen, mouse, keyboard triangle. Just watch the video here: http://mrl.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/ It looks like its inspired on the tactapad. [...]